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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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ETH Zürich, Total team develops new catalyst to convert CO2 and H2 directly to methanol efficiently

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The global economy still relies on the fossil carbon sources of petroleum, natural gas and coal, not just to produce fuel, but also as a raw material used by the chemical industry to manufacture plastics and countless other chemical compounds. An open-access paper on the work is published in Nature Communications.

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IEEE’s Plan To Help Combat Climate Change

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Rahman is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech. As the world’s largest organization of technical professionals, IEEE has both the opportunity and the responsibility to assist in organizing engineers, scientists, and technical professionals to address the causes, mitigate the impact, and adapt to climate change.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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Geely Auto has invested significant resources in the development and promotion of methanol-fueled engines and vehicles over a long period and has already made progress with this technology in China. cited one study showing that the full lifecycle (well-to-wheel) CO 2 emissions from M85 (with coal-derived methanol) are 2.5 and Gong, H.

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Measurements of CO2 and CO in China’s Air Indicate Sharply Improved Combustion Efficiency

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A team of atmospheric scientists and environmental engineers from Harvard University and Tsinghua University in Beijing have continuously measured atmospheric CO 2 and carbon monoxide (CO) levels in rural Miyun, about 100 km northeast of Beijing, since November 2004. She completed her Ph.D. and postdoctoral studies at Harvard (EPS and SEAS).

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How EVs Charge Your Sustainability Strategy

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One of the most common sustainability goals for businesses is reduce CO2 emissions. This is why it’s a good idea to switch your fleet from internal combustion engine vehicles to EVs. The source of the electricity – whether renewable sources like wind, solar, or water, or nonrenewable sources like coal – is also important.

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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